Town government · Palm Beach County, FL

Lake Clarke Shores's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Lake Clarke Shores took in $7.0 million and spent $6.5 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water)49%Town taxes39%State tax money4.5%Fines and other2.9%Federal tax money2.4%County and local tax money2.1%

What stands out

30%

of Lake Clarke Shores' money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Town taxes39%

Property tax
30%$2.1 million
Other taxes
9.2%$644 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; other licenses and 2 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$227 thousand
  • Other licenses$200 thousand
  • Motor fuel taxes$115 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$102 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services49%

Fees for services
49%$3.4 million
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$3.3 million
  • Other service charges$103 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money2.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
2.4%$169 thousand

State tax money4.5%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
4.5%$313 thousand

County and local tax money2.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
2.1%$143 thousand

Fines and other2.9%

Interest, rents and other
2.5%$171 thousand
Fines
0.4%$31 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities54%Police, fire, courts and jails28%Running the government and other costs9.2%Roads, transit and parking4.8%Environment and natural resources2.0%All other spending2.2%

What stands out

28%

of Lake Clarke Shores' spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 11%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
54%$3.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and garbage and solid waste
  • Water supply$3.2 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$305 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
28%$1.8 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 1 more
  • Police$1.5 million
  • Inspections and regulation$230 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$63 thousand
Running the government and other costs
9.2%$599 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$335 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$184 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$80 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.8%$309 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$309 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$131 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$131 thousand
Interest on debt
1.5%$100 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on water supply debt and interest on general debt
  • Interest on water supply debt$67 thousand
  • Interest on general debt$33 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$41 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$41 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Lake Clarke Shores. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Lake Clarke Shores itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.